FREE Character Transfers are Coming!

Moving all characters from one server, then closing it down, is not a "server merge". It's a server transfer. A server merge doesn't involve moving anyone to another server. It involves meshing the economies, items, loot tables, players, etc. of two different servers into one. It's messy, buggy, convoluted, and outdated.

Server merges are not needed.

Except that there will always be people who don't want to move which is why a merge is a better option. Transfer only work as long as the options you are provided are worth transferring to. For many standard servers that is not even an options worth mentioning.

They can't make it available now. The technology does not exist yet. Bioware has developed their transfer system, but they have to put the technology in place before they can actually offer transfers; they can't offer something that does not yet exist.

but the technology does exist...they are offering transfers for asain/pacific correct?

That was completely manual, as in they moved everyone manually. They're building automated software for the rest of us.

well for some of us on servers with 10 people on fleet at prime time,i think they could start manually moving us. they expect us to wait 2 more months for transfers? im not sure ill be around for that,ive already missed out on to much of the game,and no re-rolling is not an option for all you people who say to do it.

With regards to the Free transfers, how much you want to make a bet EA/BW will disregard the players that stuck with this game, sucked it up and rerolled characters on more populated/active servers. What I mean by this is, come that day were you finally get that notice you are eligible for a free character transfer, your option for a new server is not a choice were your rerolled characters are located. Therefore, the free transfer is still really not an option if you want to put your low pop characters on the same server your rerolled mains are on. How's that for Legacy system huh?
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Number of people on at a given time =/= number of people on the server, though.

At launch: 1000 people on server, 110 logging in every 2 hours and playing for 12 hours at a time = appr. 660 people on at any given time, most of them in starting areas.

After launch surge dies: 1000 people on server, 110 logging in every 4 hours and playing for 4 hours at a time = appr. 110 people on at any given time, spread throughout the planets, many playing alts instead of 50s.

The population appears to have dropped down to 1/6 of what it was, and then some, when actually only the concurrent time has.

There are still 1000 people to move.

(My math is approximate, but you get the gist.)

not on my server,never was close to that many ever. goto talos restoration project server,at any time,and you will be disgusted,im not kidding.i can stay on for 12 hours an que for pvp,and scream for groups and wont get either all day,any day...its really sad

They are trying to get the server transfer software coded and implemented as soon as possible, though. It's no simple task.